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bkrich83 · 05-25-2009, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by shotgun styles


	Ok. The 2 TE singleback formation was designed specifically to stop LT..

That's not really true. Don Coryell implemented that as a base formation before LT entered the league.

LT was great, but he basically was a stand up rush end. He would have to be in the right system to have the kind of impact he had.

Butkus would have been an impact player no matter the scheme or the era..

bkrich83 · 05-25-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by LBzrule


	As for the Linebackers themselves I'd go LT Butkus Lambert/Lewis/Singletary Nietschke - this dude doesn't get enough credit IMO.

This is pretty close to mine, except I don't have Nietschke that high. Singletary is a little lower than Lewis and Lambert imo, because he didn't play the pass very well at all, while Lewis and Lambert had good instincts in the pass game.

Jack Ham is probably the most underrated LB I have seen. Either him or Randy Gradishar.

Gibbz · 05-25-2009, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by bkrich83


	I'd take Lambert and Butkus over Lewis any day of the week.

Crazy, IMO. Imagine what Lewis would've done in that era.

I'll take LT and Lewis at 1 and 2. After that, I'm not sure.

ZM Punk · 05-25-2009, 04:01 PM

1. Butkus
2. LT
3. Singletary
4. Lewis
5. Lambert

shotgun styles · 05-25-2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bkrich83


	That's not really true. Don Coryell implemented that as a base formation before LT entered the league. LT was great, but he basically was a stand up rush end. He would have to be in the right system to have the kind of impact he had. Butkus would have been an impact player no matter the scheme or the era..

Butkus was not fast by today's standards, sorry.

shnuskis · 05-25-2009, 04:46 PM

From the 60's to the 80's Nitschki was the best ever. Why the drop especially behind someone in his era? Anyone?

Bueller? Bueller?

shnuskis · 05-25-2009, 05:02 PM

Good video highlights of the best the position of linebacker has to offer.

LBzrule · 05-25-2009, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bkrich83


	This is pretty close to mine, except I don't have Nietschke that high. Singletary is a little lower than Lewis and Lambert imo, because he didn't play the pass very well at all, while Lewis and Lambert had good instincts in the pass game. Jack Ham is probably the most underrated LB I have seen. Either him or Randy Gradishar.

Ham is definitely underrated too.

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05-25-2009, 04:46 PM	#30
shnuskis MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: St. Paul, MN Blog Entries: 3	Re: Who is the 3rd Greatest Linebacker of All Time? From the 60's to the 80's Nitschki was the best ever. Why the drop especially behind someone in his era? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? __________________ When rookie Randall Cobb was told by this U.S. Marine that he was a big fan of the wide receiver, Cobb said, “I think I’m a bigger fan of yours.”

05-25-2009, 05:02 PM	#31
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